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season, which has been very poor. It has thrown two swarms. 

 Our honey was taken up in September. We carry six swarms. 



Htve No. 2. Hybrid Bees. 



These bees are in the same kind of hives as the Italian. They 

 are a cross between our native bees and the Italian's. They are 

 a very good kind of bee, if a person does not mind their being a 

 little cross. They are very fair workers and are fairly prolific. 

 This swarm was hived about the 20th of June. They have pro- 

 duced about 25 lbs. of honey, and have also thrown one swarm. 

 We carry 3 stands of this kind. 



Hive No 3. Native Bees. 



This swarm is shown in our box hive. They are very un- 

 profitable bees to keep. Their greatest point being in their 

 wintering well and also having an extremely sharp stinger which 

 they use with slight provocation. They are great consumers of 

 honev. We have not taken any honey from this hive. They 

 have throwu two swarms. We carry one hive of this kind, 

 which we retain for profit in one sense that of pleasure, but no 

 other. 



STATEMENT OF E. L. BEAKE & CO,, OF PEABODY MASS., CONCERNING 

 THEIR EXHIBIT OF HONEY. 



The comb honey is shown in one pound sections in our ship- 

 ping crate. It is mostly linden honey and was gathered by 

 Italian Bees. It has not been bleached, but is in its natural 

 state ; we do not believe in bleaching with sulphur, as practiced 

 by some. Our extracted honey is shown in tumblers holding 

 one pound. This is mainly clover and golden-rood honey, 

 gathered in July and August. It was gathered by Italian and 

 Hybrid Bees aud has not been bleached. It is just as gathered. 

 It has been kept in a dry room, which is best for kee, ing all 

 kinds of honey, as dampness spoils it. 



